Caucasian Bluestem (Bothriochloa bladhii)

Origin: Perennial, warn season, introduced grass.
Use:  
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Plant Description:
General   
Life Span   
Growth Form   
Management:
Seeding Rate
40" Rows: 
Broadcast: 

0.5 pound pure live seed per acre
1.2 pounds pure live seed per acre
Planting Date  March-May
Planting Depth  
pH requirement 5.5 to 8.0
Rainfall requirement  
Soil texture
Sandy: 
Loam: 
Clay: 

Moderate
High
High
Cold Tolerance: Moderate
General   
ID Features: Has dense blue-green leaves and thin stems with purple tinges at the nodes. It typically grows to 3-4 feet in height. The seed head is a terminal group of spike-like stalks that come from a common point.
Special Notes:
Caucasian Bluestem (Bothriochloa bladhii) Information #1
 
Regional Adaptation
Variety
Coast Saline Prairie
Coast Prairie
East Texas Timberlands
Claypan Area
Blackland Prairie
East Cross Timbers
West Cross Timbers
Grand Prairie
North Central Prairies
Central Basin
Edwards Plateau
Northern Rio Grande Plain
Western Rio Grande Plain
Central Rio Grande Plain
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Rolling Plains
High Plains
Trans-Pecos
bluestem
 
 
 
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